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How to become the king (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Where's all those 4chan short stories about humans being the "monsters"/ kick ass.

It was written from the point of view of a deer being tracked by a human even when they were out of sight and smell the humans keep coming and they never got tired.

There was also ones written from the point of view of aliens.

Fuck I wish there was a forum version of 4chan. All the best stuff is on there.

[–] IronyHammer 23 points 5 months ago

From KYM

[–] Gonzako 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Reddit had the humanity fuck yeah subreddit which housed a lot of great short stories

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I wonder if anyone has scraped the text of that sub and hosted it somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Its still there with tons of content.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I would absolutely love to read this

[–] cynar 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The latter is called deathworlders. It was written as a short story. The author disappeared for a while. When he came back, he started writing a whole web serial on the premise.

I also remember reading the former, though where is another question.

[–] Anticorp 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you so much! I read that years ago and have never been able to find it since. I even asked chatGpt and it wasn't able to find it either. I'm going to go look it up now!

[–] cynar 2 points 5 months ago

Glad I could help. I still remember reading the forum posts when the author came back from his hiatus. He was almost freaked out by the fact his throwaway story practically created an entire genera of story.

[–] hperrin 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Throwing rocks is really useful too when you never get tired while running. So we'll chase down an animal for twenty kilometers then pelt it with rocks.

[–] Donkter 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Animals: "ow! Ok, I get that this is a- ow! good huntin- ow! Hunting strategy and I'm too tired to- ow! Run. But this is- ow! Just humiliating."

[–] Buddahriffic 12 points 5 months ago

Another animal later: "oh these ones just have very straight sticks, at least that won't be as bad as the rocks--WTF THEY THREW IT INSIDE ME!"

[–] then_three_more 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We really do break the balance of the game. Aimed accuracy of throwing things, high level detailed communication and social interaction, that same vocal range means we can imitate animal sounds to trick them into running off cliffs, can literally run animals to death, very high level intelligence allowing planning and tool use.

One or two of these would make us an op apex predator.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

uh yes, I can totally do all that!

[–] then_three_more 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That's where the high level of communication and society comes in. Not every individual needs to be great at all of it.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit 4 points 5 months ago

high level of communication

Ah yes, I can totally do that, too.

[–] Anticorp 1 points 5 months ago

None of us have needed to be able to do any of that for quite a while. We've found far easier ways to survive, thanks to that advanced communication you mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Seriously no other animal on God’s green, luscious, flat¹ Earth can aim with any accuracy when they throw. It’s only we² Homo sapiens.

  1. Kitboga
  2. I understand and accept that despite my yes-homo lifestyle, my aim implies I’m no-Homo
[–] Gradually_Adjusting 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Imagine if spiders could tell each other stories and understand ideas about nations, tools, and money.

[–] daddy32 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

See "Children of Time" for the expansion of this idea.

[–] then_three_more 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ok, but wouldn't it be an adventure if octopuses could do the same.

[–] Anticorp 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

See "Children of Time 2" for the expansion of this idea.

[–] dessimbelackis 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I really need to get those books

[–] Anticorp 3 points 5 months ago

I'm actually reading the second one right now. They're both really great books, but the first one was amazing. I recommend it to people all the time. I haven't finished the second one yet, so my opinion is not fully formed, but I'm enjoying it.

[–] Eyelessoozeguy 1 points 5 months ago

I would love this but as a meme like those two crows from Rick and Morty.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Considering what we have done and are doing to the planet and life on it, we should have better just put that rock right back where it was.

[–] ChicoSuave 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Isn't "apes throwing things" why cobras developed the ability to spit venom?

[–] tahoe 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cobras probably existed looong before any ape did, so that sounds unlikely!

[–] dessimbelackis 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Sure, but did cobras that spit venom exist before us stick throwing primates? Apparently not really. Spitting cobras seem to emerge in Africa when the hominin lineage emerged ~ 7 million years ago and in Asia around the same time H. Erectus moved into Asia ~2.5 million years ago

[–] tahoe 2 points 5 months ago

This seems like such an oddly specific adaptation, but you’re right, especially the fact that it happened twice makes it a lot more believable

[–] SanndyTheManndy 1 points 5 months ago

Yes, to defend against apes bearing sticks.

[–] Etterra 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It didn't really take off until we invented the atlatl. It's a specially shaped tool that let's you throw a spear farther - like that tennis ball flinger for playing fetch with your dog.

That's when we went "now I can kill that fucking water buffalo without getting close enough for it to wreck my shit."

[–] TwanHE 2 points 5 months ago

Already has the best range stats out of all the classes, uses the intelligence stat to boost it even further.

[–] Anticorp 6 points 5 months ago

That's a neanderthal though. We offed them too!

[–] Fleur__ 2 points 5 months ago

Projectiles op please nerf